Stress

Why the few days before Christmas break starts are the most stressful time of the "Most Wonderful Time of the Year."

I completely agree that the Christmas season is the "most wonderful time of the year" with family coming home (or you going to family) the snow we get in Utah, and the overall rememberance of our Savior's birth. Nonetheless, my stress level has met a new high for the holidays, and, unfortunatly, they make sense.
1- teachers give more homework. making sure any projects or chapters aren't left hanging. The reason being is that they don't want us to forget over the holidays and are being nice by not testing us after the break. This is a nice thought but stil the extra homework does cause "unnecessary" stress.

2- Christmas Shopping. Have you noticed that trying to figure out what to buy someone has got to be one of the hardest things in the world? Particularlly if they have said something along the lines of "I found the perfect gift for you..." Dang, we have really try now so as to not appear as a last minute shopper.

3-To support of Christmas Shopping we need $$$. So that could mean, for many, extra hours at work, which means you go shopping at odd times, which means less time for homework, house, and family (not in that order) but somehow time seems to slip away before we've had a chance to use it.

After all is said and done, though, once the break starts for HS students the stress mellows down dramatically and we are able to enjoy the great season and a hot cup of cocoa.